Nigeria Records 148 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 2,950

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 148 new COVID-19 cases in the country.

This brings the total number of confirmed casses in Nigeria to 2,950.

Of the new cases, 43 are in Lagos, 32 are in Kano, while 14 are in Zamfara.

Ten are in the FCT, nine in Katsina, seven in Taraba, six in Borno and Ogun, five in Oyo, three in Edo, Kaduna and Bauchi, two in Adamawa and Gombe, and one each in Plateau, Sokoto and Kebbi.

148 new cases of #COVID19;

43-Lagos
32-Kano
14-Zamfara
10-FCT
9-Katsina
7-Taraba
6-Borno
6-Ogun
5-Oyo
3-Edo
3-Kaduna
3-Bauchi
2-Adamawa
2-Gombe
1-Plateau
1-Sokoto
1-Kebbi

2950 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 481
Deaths: 98 pic.twitter.com/0WhwE3fe4V

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 5, 2020

481 patients have recovered and have been discharged, while 2,371 remain active in the country. 98 deaths have been recorded.